Heer

See also: heer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”). Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).

Noun

Heer m

1. (Uri, Christianity) pastor

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.

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German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German heri, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”). Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised .

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /heːɐ̯/ (standard)
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /hɛʁ/, [hɛɐ̯] (common merger)
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophones: her, hehr
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: Herr (nonstandard)
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Noun

Heer n (genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)

1. army (ground forces)

Synonyms

• Landstreitkräfte

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Bundesheer (Austrian)
• Heerbann
• Heeresameise
• Heereszug
• Heerführer

• Heerlager
• Heerschar
• Heerstraße
• verheeren

Related terms

Related terms

• Harnisch
• Herberge

• Herold
• Herzog

See also

• Armee

Further reading

• “Heer” in Duden online

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian here, hire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *harjaz. More at here.

Noun

Heer n

1. army

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian hēra. Compare Dutch heer; German Herr; English hoar.

Noun

Heer m

1. lord; master; sir

Synonyms

• Mäster